ITIS Holdings PLC
09 November 2004
9th November 2004
ITIS HOLDINGS AGREES NEW CONTRACT
WITH MINI FOR RDS-TMC
ITIS Holdings plc (ITIS) is pleased to announce today that Mini will be
standardising RDS-TMC (Radio Data System - Traffic Message Channel) service in
all factory installed satellite navigation systems from the first quarter of
2005. This contract forms part of the overall contract agreed between ITIS and
the BMW Group on 16th September 2003.
ITIS traffic information combines AA Roadwatch and Floating Vehicle Data (FVD),
which is then, broadcast using national bandwidth via Classic FM, which is
licenced exclusively by the Radio Authority to ITIS until 2012.
Paul Osmond, Product and Planning Manager for Mini said 'We are delighted to be
able to offer RDS-TMC as standard on our satellite navigation system. Mini
drivers will now be able to make journeys with the knowledge that they will be
kept up to date about traffic congestion and will be able to request that the
navigation system re-routes them if necessary. Our decision to standardise
RDS-TMC was influenced after extensive testing and by the consistent high
quality of ITIS traffic data experienced by BMW.'
Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings commented: 'We are delighted that
Mini have agreed to standardise RDS-TMC on factory fitted navigation systems.
Given our strong and successful relationship with the BMW Group we are
especially pleased to welcome Mini as a customer.
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Contact:
Stuart Marks, Chief Executive, ITIS Holdings plc - 0161 929 5788
Ginny Pulbrook, Citigate Dewe Rogerson - 0207 282 2945
Note to Editors
• ITIS supplies RDS-TMC to; Bentley Motors, BMW, Ford, Land Rover,
Lexus, Mini, Nissan, Renault, Saab, Subaru, Toyota, Vauxhall Motors and VW.
• ITIS Holdings plc, listed on AIM, is the UK's leading provider of
traffic information and vehicle security services. ITIS has invested in the
development of a unique system for the collection and analysis of traffic
information; it combines information from the Automobile Association (AA)
traffic control centres with ITIS historic and real-time Floating Vehicle Data
(FVD) to provide journey time forecasts and real-time updates. ITIS now operates
the largest commercial application of FVD anywhere in the world, and delivers
the content over a variety of platforms including RDS-TMC (Alert C), digital
radio and automated telephone services (IVR) under the AA RoadWatch brand.
• ITIS will provide the service to Mini in conjunction with its partner
the AA, with which it collaborates on RDS-TMC as part of a wider agreement
between the two companies. ITIS traffic information is collated from a
combination of journalistic and real-time sources using its own FVD network.
The data is then transmitted directly to the TMC receiver using a carrier of the
Classic FM radio network, which provides coverage of 90% of the strategic road
network.
• TMC is a European-developed and standardised means of delivering
real-time traffic information. Transmitted data is decoded by a receiving
device such as a satellite navigation system and translated into text or speech
traffic alerts. By combining traffic information delivered via RDS-TMC, with
the re-routing facilities offered by satellite navigation systems, drivers are
finally afforded dynamic avoidance of traffic congestion.
• Through its NavTrak business (www.navtrak.com), ITIS has developed a
unique and innovative stolen vehicle tracking service delivered via GPS/GSM
technology, which offers:
• Theft detection- even when owner's keys have been taken. (Automatic Driver
Recognition - ADR)
• Automatic GPS tracking of stolen vehicles (Stolen Vehicle Recovery)
• Theft alerts, GPS tracking and police liaison covering 20 European countries
(EUROWATCH)
• Instantaneous position reports to any mobile phone (AutoTrak)
• Mileage reports to show trips and cumulative distances travelled (Journey
Diary)
• The NavTrak family of telematics units are fitted to over 100,000
vehicles both in UK, mainland Europe, America and Australia (including products
made and sold under the manufacturer's name of Minorplanet Systems plc)
• ITIS provide traffic data to all mobile phone providers. To receive
up-to-date traffic and travel information direct from your mobile 'phone call
401100 from any network; 2222 from Vodafone; 2020 from T-mobile
For further information please visit www.itisholdings.com , www.estimotion.com
or www.navtrak.com
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